78 THE SPHAGNACE& OR PEAT-MOSSES OF 



Capsules numerous, seated in the capitulum, moderately elevated. 

 Perichoetia large, inflated ; the bracts yellowish green, lower elon- 

 gated oblong, upper broadly obovate-oblong, convolute, truncate 

 and fimbriate at apex, transversely undulate at base, without fibres 

 or pores. Spores yellow. 



Male inflorescence consisting of few antheridia, which are borne 

 on the pendent branches. 



Hab. — Deep bogs in the north. Fr. July. 



Europe. — Near Lakes Betsetjaur, Skatijaur, and Storavaviken, in Pitean Lapland 

 (Lindberg, 1856); pretty generally distributed in other parts of Lapland, as well as 

 in Finland and the north of Sweden ; Dovrefjeld, Norway (Berggren) ; in the 

 Riesengebirge, Silesia; Weisse Wiese (Sendtner, 1838); Kleiner Teich, Pantsche 

 Fall ; Elbwiesen ; Gr. and Kl. Schneegrube (Milde) ; Alps of Salzburg (Sauter). 

 Ben Wyvis, in Ross-shire, Scotland (McKinlay, 1867); north end of island of 

 Unst, Shetland (Sim, 1878). 



N. America. — Newfoundland; Canada (Drummond), and also in Greenland. 



This fine species closely resembles Sph. intermedium in ap- 

 pearance, but is easily distinguished by the very different stem 

 leaves, and the non-undulated branch leaves, unaltered by drying, 

 as well as by the glossy ferruginous tint ; it is also much more 

 robust, and by the areolation comes near the subsection acutifolia. 

 It does not appear to be subject to any variation except in the 

 shades of colouring ; but the Scotch specimens are very small in 

 comparison with those from Lapland. 



17. Sphagnum intermedium, Hoffmann. 



Pl. XXIV. AND XXV. 



Dioicous ; robust. Cuticular cells in 2-3 strata, small, thin, 

 and indistinct. Stem leaves ovato-triangular, without fibres or 

 pores, broadly bordered with narrow elliptic cells. Pendent branches 

 closely appressed to stem and concealing it. Branch leaves densely 

 imbricated, broadly lanceolate ; the margins undulate and points 

 recurved when dry. Spores yellow. 



Synon. — Sph. palustre, molle, deflexum, squamis capillaceis, Dill. Hist. Muse. 

 p. 243, t. 32, f. 2 a (1741), et Herbar. fol. 32, middle specimen on the left. 



Sph. intermedium, Hoffm. Deutsch. Fl. ii. p. 22 (1796); excl. syn. Dillenii et 

 var. 0. Crome, Samml. Deutsch. Laubm. fasc. 1, p. 25, n. 4 (1803). Braithw. 

 Sphag. Brit. Exsic. n. 47 (1877). 



Sph. recurvum, P. Beauv. Prodr. p. 88 (1805). Brid. Sp. Muse. i. p. 16 (1806), 

 et Bry. Univ. i. p. 13 (1826). Lindb. in Ofv. K. Vet. Ak. Forh. xix. p. 136, n. 3 

 (1862). Berk. Handb. Br. Moss. p. 308 (1863). Klinggr. in Schr. der K. Phys. 

 CEk. Gesel. zu Konigs. 1872, p. 5. Hobk. Syn. Br. Moss. p. 25 (1873). Schimp. 

 Synops. ed. 2, p. 830 (1876). 



